A vasectomy is a simple, generally permanent procedure to prevent pregnancy. It's the most effective form of birth control other than abstinence. During the brief procedure, your surgeon will cut and ...

A vasectomy is a form of permanent male contraception that involves surgically cutting or blocking the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis. Sperm is needed to ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. This next reader shows a lot of self-awareness and self-reflection over ...

A vasectomy is a surgery that prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from entering semen. It’s a permanent form of birth control. It’s a pretty common procedure, with doctors performing more than ...

A vasectomy is birth control for men. Each year, half a million men, from cocksure 21-year-olds to seasoned elderly gentlemen, are rendered sterile by a vasectomy in the United States, according to ...

Cystic fibrosis is an illness best known for causing frequent lung infections and chronic breathing problems. However, it affects organs and tissues throughout the body, including the urogenital ...

Of the 500,000 people every year who get vasectomies, about 5 to 10 percent change their minds after the fact. The procedure, which sterilizes men by severing the tube supplying sperm to the urethra, ...

Vasectomies may be reversible for up to 20 years or more after the initial procedure. But the longer you wait to reverse a vasectomy, the less likely that you’ll be able to have a child after the ...